In their first literature circle discussion, Brady summarizes the first 103 pages, Rachel asks the group if they would ever believe in something so much that they would abandon everything for it, Dylan compares the flight of Midsummer’s Hermia into the woods like Chris’s escape into the wilderness, Elena wonders about Chris’s habit of speaking in third person and underlining words in his journals, Kyle predicts Davis Gulch is a person that Chris will meet (but it turns out to be a town), and Michael illustrates Chris as a “One Man Army”:
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In their first literature circle discussion, Jessie makes us realize how “ephemeral” our book discussions can be, Hannah discusses one of the theme of the books could be Man’s struggle with pride (and perhaps the storm is a symbol of pride?), and Mason illustrates the argument of Isaac and Joseph:
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In their first literature circle discussion, Drew discusses Hershey’s multiple business failures before he had success, Will wonders how candy can be dangerous, David finds imagery (”In downtown Hershey, the street lights are shapde like giant kiss candies..”[1]), Natalie thinks Fanny reminds her of Hermia in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Zack becomes a vocabulary “magnate,” and Elise protrays “Kitty” Hershey in all her pretty and fancy glory:
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In their first podcast, Morgen summarizes the passage, Alex finds imagery (”The lake was beautiful and always changing in hue and texture…” [55]), Emily asks the group if there’s anyone they could partner with successfully like Burnham and Root, Katie shares the “opulence” of her vocabulary, and Emma illustrates Holmes’s charm:
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In their first literature circle discussion, Melanie summarizes the story so far, Josh finds an interesting simile (”It’s as if I’m caught in a tunnel and a GI is blasting his flamethrower right down the chute” [83]), Jenny connects Randy to a character in the book Handcuffs, Chelsea wonders why Sharon stays with Randy, Carson finds the Hardin High website (http://www.hardin.k12.mt.us/district%207.html), and Natalie illustrates a key game (check out the players on the bench):
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